Complex carbohydrates give you energy over a longer period of time.
Simple carbohydrates give you energy for shorter periods of time.
Carbohydrates provide calories that are necessary for production of energy.
RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE
The recommended daily intake is 130 grams for most people
For New born children it is 60 and for six month old children it is 95
SYNERGISTS
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DEFICIENCIES
If you don't eat enough carbohydrates you will feel tired
If you eat to much you will gain weight
EXCELLENT FOOD SOURCES
Examples of foods that contain simple carbohydrates are table sugar, products with white flour, honey, milk, yoghurt, candy, chocolate, fruit juice, cake, jam, biscuits, molasses, soda, and packaged cereals.
Three interesting facts about the nutrient!
Carbohydrates contain carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen.
Complex carbohydrates are usually found in vegetables, whole meal bread and cereals.
Carbohydrates are essential in everyday balanced diets.
Fiber
~ Another name for fiber is cellulose, and roughage. ~ The main fiber’s functions in the body is to regulate the digestions. (good sources for fiber found in food are bread, pasta, flax seed, and now yogurts are now having a fiber additive. ~ You should have 30 - 35 grams a day. ~ Insoluble fiber *can be found in the skins of vegetables, and fruit and the bran portion of whole grains. *Insoluble fiber helps promote regularity and a healthy digestive system. Soluble fiber *can be found in vegetables, fruit, and legumes. *Soluble fiber can help slow the digestion of food. *Eating high fiber foods may help you feel full for a longer time, which elps with appetite and weight control. ~ ~ 1) Americans consume, on average, 10–12 grams of fiber per day. Medical experts agree we should consume 30–35 grams to achieve optimal health benefits. 2) Studies show soluble fiber, like that found in oat bran, can significantly reduce cholesterol in the blood. 3) The more fiber you consume, the fuller you feel and the fewer calories you absorb — two key factors in successful weight loss.
Sugar
Sugar is a simple carbohydrate. It is the basic building block of molecules for every type of carbohydrate. It breaks down quickly and easily into glucose which is used by the body as a primary energy source. This simple form can be found in a variety of foods such as candies and soda pop but are also in fruits and vegetables.
Starch
Starch is a complex carbohydrate. It is slowly digested by the body and becomes blood glucose that is absorbed into the bloodstream. Starch is the main dietary source of carbohydrates for the body. It can be found in foods such as beans, grains of rice and wheat, potatoes as well as pasta, breads and cereals.
MORE FACTS
Two major types of carbohydrates in foods: simple and complex.
Simple carbohydrates are also called simple sugars.
Simple sugars are found in refined sugars like the white sugar you find in a sugar bowl.
Complex Carbohydrates are also called starches.
When you eat carbs, your body breaks then down into simple sugars, which are absorbed into your blood stream.
Complex carbohydrates are usually found in vegetables, whole meal bread and cereals.
Complex carbohydrates have a higher nutritional value than simple carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are essential in everyday balanced diets.
Monosaccharides They are the simplest carbohydrates in that they cannot be hydrolyzed to smaller carbohydrates
Disaccharides Two joined monosaccharides make a disaccharide
Polysaccharides
A carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together. They are a bunch of monosaccharides linked together
FUNCTION IN BODY
RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE
SYNERGISTS
DEFICIENCIES
EXCELLENT FOOD SOURCES
Three interesting facts about the nutrient!
Fiber
~ Another name for fiber is cellulose, and roughage.
~ The main fiber’s functions in the body is to regulate the digestions. (good sources for fiber found in food are bread, pasta, flax seed, and now yogurts are now having a fiber additive.
~ You should have 30 - 35 grams a day.
~ Insoluble fiber
*can be found in the skins of vegetables, and fruit and the bran portion of whole grains.
*Insoluble fiber helps promote regularity and a healthy digestive system.
Soluble fiber
*can be found in vegetables, fruit, and legumes.
*Soluble fiber can help slow the digestion of food.
*Eating high fiber foods may help you feel full for a longer time, which elps with appetite and weight control.
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~ 1) Americans consume, on average, 10–12 grams of fiber per day. Medical experts agree we should consume 30–35 grams to achieve optimal health benefits.
2) Studies show soluble fiber, like that found in oat bran, can significantly reduce cholesterol in the blood.
3) The more fiber you consume, the fuller you feel and the fewer calories you absorb — two key factors in successful weight loss.
Sugar
Sugar is a simple carbohydrate. It is the basic building block of molecules for every type of carbohydrate. It breaks down quickly and easily into glucose which is used by the body as a primary energy source. This simple form can be found in a variety of foods such as candies and soda pop but are also in fruits and vegetables.Starch
Starch is a complex carbohydrate. It is slowly digested by the body and becomes blood glucose that is absorbed into the bloodstream. Starch is the main dietary source of carbohydrates for the body. It can be found in foods such as beans, grains of rice and wheat, potatoes as well as pasta, breads and cereals.MORE FACTS
Monosaccharides
They are the simplest carbohydrates in that they cannot be hydrolyzed to smaller carbohydrates
Disaccharides
Two joined monosaccharides make a disaccharide
Polysaccharides
A carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together. They are a bunch of monosaccharides linked together